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Nandan Nilekani :
Nandan Nilekani Preeti Morla IBA Bangalore 10-12 Batch

Who is he???? :
Who is he???? The "Bill Gates of Bangalore” The man who inspired the slogan “The World is flat"

He is … :
He is … The inspiration & face behind the book, the “World is Flat” The co-founders of Infosys along with Narayan Murthy CEO and Managing Director of the Infosys He currently serves as the Chairman of the new Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), after a successful career at Infosys Technologies Ltd. Nandan Nilekani

Personal life :
Personal life Born on June 2, 1955 in Sirsi town, Karnataka Younger son of Durga and Mohan Rao Nilekani His father worked as a General Manager of Mysore and Minerva Mills He has an elder brother, Vijay, who works in the Nuclear Energy Institute B.Tech in Electrical engineering from IIT Mumbai in 1978

Family :
Family Married to Rohini, whom he met at a quizzing event at IIT. Two children Nihar and Janhavi, both studying at Yale University

Career (1/2) :
Career (1/2) After graduating, he joined Patni Computers where he worked under Narayan Murthy. In 1981, Nandan Nilekani along with Narayan Murthy and five other co-founders founded Infosys. While Narayan Murthy stayed in India, Nandan Nilekani shifted to the US to take care of Infosys' interests there. He was the company's marketing face.

Career (2/2) :
Career (2/2) CEO and MD of Infosis from March 2002 to April 2007 Left Infosys on 9 July 2009 to serve as the chairperson of the UIDAI, in the rank of a cabinet minister under invitation from the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh He co-founded India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) He has an estimated net worth of the Indian rupee equivalent of US$1.3 billion

Honors and awards (1/2) :
Honors and awards (1/2) 2009- 'Legend in Leadership Award' by the Yale University. He is the first Indian to receive the top honor. 2007- Forbes

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